Part of a centuries-old
Benedictine tradition of nurturing the arts and learning, Abbey
Church Events is an annual concert and lecture series founded by
the Abbot and monks of Saint Martin's Abbey in 1980. To date,
Abbey Church Events has presented more than one hundred and
fifty scholarly lectures and classical music concerts by some of
the most luminous scholars and artists of our day. Some of our
Abbey Church Events artists also do community outreach and
master classes.

Though Abbey Church Events
lectures and concerts are offered to the public free of charge,
a freewill offering in support of the series is suggested. The
series is underwritten by the interest on a small endowment
established by the Benedictine monks of Saint Martin's Abbey, by
freewill offerings, bequests, and occasional grants.